Sir John Franklin is a Grade II listed building in the Dartford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 1982. Public house. 6 related planning applications.
Sir John Franklin
- WRENN ID
- unlit-flagstone-pine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartford
- Constituency
- Dartford MP: Jim Dickson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 March 1982
- Type
- Public house
- Address
- Sir John Franklin, High Street, Greenhithe, Swanscombe and Greenhithe, DA9 9NN
- OS grid reference
- TQ 586 751
- Coordinates
- 51.45328, 0.28168
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Sir John Franklin is a building dating from around 1840, although it may include parts from an earlier structure. It consists of two parallel ranges, with the front range being the oldest. This front section is two storeys high, constructed of yellow brick with a stuccoed facade, and features a hipped roof that has been recently tiled. There are four 19th-century sash windows and a later weather porch. The rear range dates to around 1800 and includes a mid-19th-century porch, as well as an early 19th-century fireplace decorated with wheat drop swags.
This building is historically significant as it was where the explorer Sir John Franklin spent his last night before departing on 19 June 1845 in search of the north-west passage, a journey from which he never returned. Additionally, in 1661, the Sir John Franklin was linked to a notorious murder involving Isaac Jacob and Camirus Kargagi, who were caught at the establishment after fleeing the scene of the crime and were later executed.
Local climate
Sir John Franklin sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 670 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 8 transactions since 1998
- Related listed building consents — 6 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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